Red Skelton

Evelyn Ackerman dies at 88; California modernism artist, designer

2012-12-01 12:23:00

Evelyn Ackerman, a California artist and designer known for her highly regarded work across a range of media, including mosaics, tapestries and wood carvings, and for her creative collaboration of more than six decades with her husband, artist Jerome...

Ann Rutherford dies at 94; actress was in 'Gone With the Wind'

2012-06-12 00:00:00

Ann Rutherford, an actress whose small role as Scarlett's younger sister Carreen in the 1939 film "Gone With the Wind" was her most enduring, has died. She was 94. Rutherford, who also portrayed Mickey Rooney's teenage girlfriend in the Andy Hardy...

Elvis Presley's Graceland: 30 years of myth-making

2012-06-15 16:38:24

Dog-friendly Del Mar a relaxing getaway outside of race season

2012-05-13 00:00:00

If you know anything at all about Del Mar, it's that the seaside town north of San Diego is the place to play the ponies. The horses aren't the only thoroughbreds in the track's history; you'll hear it connected to such names as Bing Crosby, W.C. Fields,...

Robert Easton dies at 81; Henry Higgins of Hollywood

2011-12-22 00:00:00

Robert Easton, a character actor whose command of a vast array of foreign and American regional accents led to a flourishing second career as a dialect coach to Hollywood stars such as Charlton Heston and Anne Hathaway, has died. He was 81. Often...

Christmas movies: With Clooney and Obama, it's a wonderful mash-up

2011-12-17 16:37:26

Sherwood Schwartz dies at 94; 'Gilligan's Island' and 'Brady Bunch' creator

2011-07-13 00:00:00

Sherwood Schwartz, the comedy writer and producer who created "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch," which have remained two of the most enduringly popular TV series in worldwide syndication, died Tuesday morning. He was 94. Schwartz, who began his...

Remembering 'Gilligan's Island,' 'Brady Bunch' creator Sherwood Schwartz

2011-07-12 16:36:19

Appreciation: Sherwood Schwartz, 1916-2011

2011-07-12 16:36:18

Onetime home of Frederick Loewe is listed in Palm Springs for $5.95 million

2009-06-29 00:00:00

A Palm Springs home once owned by Oscar-winning composer Frederick Loewe is on the market at $5.95 million. The one-story, ranch-style house, built in 1956, has four bedrooms and three bathrooms in 4,369 square feet. It sits on a street-to-street knoll...

Betty Garrett dies at 91; versatile comedic actress

2011-02-13 00:00:00

Betty Garrett, a comedic actress who was a fixture in such MGM musicals as "On The Town" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," a regular on the television series "All in the Family" and "Laverne & Shirley" and a star on Broadway and in Los Angeles theater...

Monster Mash: Tim Burton exhibition opening in Toronto; NYU professor implants camera in head

2010-11-24 16:32:40

#10 -- "The National Anthem" by Red Skelton - #10

2012-06-28 23:12:48

Red Skelton poses with a TWA crew in 1950. Chicago author Christopher Lynch spotlights the nexus between aviation and the shining stars of the silver screen in his new book, "When Hollywood Landed at Chicago's Midway Airport: The Photos and Stories of Mike Rotunno."

2012-06-23 00:00:00

Tom has eerily and happily integrated Skelton's persona with his own. He faithfully captures the gentleness, sweetness, and improvisational aspects of Red Skelton, effortlessly becoming the Red-That-Was while simultaneously inventing a Red-That-Would-Have-Been. He riffs. He touches hearts.

2011-06-15 15:51:33